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Cassandre sprints home

This Art Deco cycling poster is rarer than winning the yellow jersey at the Tour de France

From out of a skip…

The accidental rescue of two Louis Wain cats

Bleedin’ amazing: apothecary leech jars suck the bids dry

Apothecary antiques in general are strong in the market and within the genre, the leech jar is coveted.

Wuthering Heights reaches new peaks

Christie’s London achieved three new auction records when it hammered a first edition of Wuthering Heights for an astonishing $1.83m on June 30.

What’s On: Antiques and Collectables Fairs in July

A round up of Antique Fairs, Collectables Fairs and Vintage Fairs being held around Australia in July

‘Unparliamentary language’ and a footy trade card

A football trade card scores nearly 50 times its estimate

Exploring the world of gemstones and gemmology

The Gemmological Association of Australia offers a wide range of courses

How to shop at an antiques fair

It might seem straightforward – turn up and look around. But there are actually some tricks to successful shopping at an antiques fair…

Step back in time at the Historic Village Herberton

The annual Pioneer Weekend returns on May 30 and 31

The Smurfs just keep on Smurfin’

In 2011, the first Global Smurfs Day set a Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as Smurfs within a 24 hour period. The Smurfs are here to stay...

Collectors cashed up for rare coins

The recent Noble Numismatics auction of rare coins, banknotes and medals saw an astonishing 98% clearance rate for coins

Cancelled Collectables

Who is cancelling collectables and why? We look at things that are banned, things that are restricted – and things that are neither, but you still can’t buy them.